The Jew in the medieval world : a source book, 315-1791 / Jacob Rader Marcus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marcus, Jacob Rader, 1896-1995, author.

Series:

Jewish history source books.

Jewish history source books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--70-1789.

Jews.

Jews--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 504 pages).

Other Title:

Jew in the Medieval World

Place of Publication:

Cincinnati, Ohio : The Union of American Hebrew congregations, 1938.

Summary:

Presents 137 documents (in 96 chapters) relating to individual Jews or Jewish communities, mainly from the time of Constantine the Great to the emancipation of the Jews by the French Revolution. Pt. 1 (p. 1-97), "The State and the Jew", contains decrees and laws from the Roman period to Frederick II of Prussia regulating Jewish life in various countries; many of them imposed restrictions on the Jews. Documents also describe the persecution of Jews during the Black Death, the expulsions from Spain and Portugal, and difficulties experienced by Jews who settled in North America. Pt. 2 (p. 99-182), "The Church and the Jew", contains Church decrees against Jews and against Christian communication with them, documents on medieval anti-Jewish prejudices, and excerpts from the anti-Jewish writings of Ambrose and Luther. Includes two documents pertaining to the Chmielnicki massacres. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism).

Contents:

Editor's Introduction

Preface

A Note on the Bibliographie

Abbreviations

Section I The State and the Jew:

1. Jews and the Later Roman Law, 315-531. I. Laws of Constantine the Great, 315; II. Laws of Constantius, 339; III. A Law of Theodosius II, 439; IV. A Law of Justinian, 531

2. Julian and the Jews, 361-363. I. Julian Proposes to Rebuild Jerusalem, 362-363; II. The Failure to Rebuild the Temple, 363

3. Islam and the Jews, 600-1772. I. Pact of Omar, The Ninth Century (?); II. The Status of Jews and Christians in Moslem Lands, 1772

4. The Jews of Spain and the Visigothic Code, 654-681. I. Memorial of the Jews Presented to the King, 654; II. Jews Shall Not Remove Themselves or Their Children or Slaves from the Blessing of Baptism, 681

5. The Expulsion of the Jews from France, 1182

6. The Charter of the Jews of the Duchy of Austria, 1244

7. Medieval Spanish Law and the Jews. Las siete partidas, 1265

8. St. Louis and the Jews, before 1270

9. The Black Death and the Jews, 1348-1349. I. The Confession of Agimet of Geneva, 1348; II. The Cremation of Strasbourg Jewry, 1349; III. The Epitaph of Asher Aben Turiel, 1349

10. An Oath Taken by Jews, about 1392

11. The Expulsion from Spain, 1492

12. The Massacre of the New Christians of Lisbon, 1506

13. The Cairo Purim, 1524

14. A Petition for the Readmission of the Jews to England, 1655

15. The Settlement of the Jews in North America, 1654-1655. I. Stuyvesant's Attempt to Expel the Jews, 1654; II. Amsterdam Jewry's Successful Intercession for the Manhattan Immigrants, 1655; III. The Answer of the West India Company to Stuyvesant, 1655; IV. The Jews of New York City, 1748

16. The Readmission of the Jews into Brandenburg, 1671

17. Rhode Island Refuses To Naturalize Aaron Lopez, 1762. I. Why the Court Refused to Naturalize Aaron Lopez, 1762; II. Ezra Stiles Believes that the Jews will Never Become Citizens, 1762; III. The Character of Aaron Lopez, 1782

18. The Charter Decreed by Frederick II for the Jews of Prussia, 1750

Section II The Church and the Jew: 19. The Council of Elvira, about 300

20. Christianity Objects to the Sabbath and to the Jewish Dating of Easter, about 189-about 381. I. Easter and Passover are Observed on the Same Day in Asia Minor, about 189; II. The Council of Nicaea Changes the Date of Easter, 325; III. Constantine Declares Sunday a Legal Holiday, 321; IV. The Council of Laodicea Forbids Christians to Observe the Sabbath, Between 343 and 381

21. St. Ambrose and the Jews, 388. I. Ambrose to Emperor Theodosius; II. Ambrose to his Sister

22. Pope Gregory the Great and the Jews, 590-604. I. Gregory to the Bishops of Arles and Marseilles, 591; II. Gregory to Fantinus of Palermo, 598

23. The Crusaders of Mayence, 1096

24. The Accusation of the Ritual Murder of St. William of Norwich, 1144

25. The Ritual Murder Accusation at Blois, 1171

26. The York Riots, 1190

27. Innocent and the Jews, 1215. I. Concerning the Interest Taken by Jews; II. That Jews Should be Distinguished from Christians in Dress; III. That Jews not be Appointed to Public Offices; IV. Converts Must not Observe the Old Customs of the Jews; V. The Expedition to Recover the Holy Land

28. The Jewess Who Became a Catholic, about 1220

29. The Burning of the Talmud, 1239-1248. I. Odo to Innocent IV, 1247; II. Condemnation of the Talmud by Odo, 1248; III. A Defender of the Talmud Dies, 1241

30. A Bull of Pope Gregory X, 1272

31. The Passau Host Desecration, 1478

32. Reuchlin's Appeal to Bonetto de Lattes, 1513

33. Martin Luther and the Jews, 1523-1543. I. That Jesus Christ was Born a Jew, 1523; II. Concerning the Jews and Their Lies, 1543

34. The Burning of the Talmud in Italy, 1553

35. The Spanish Inquisition at Work, 1568

36. The Martyrdom of the Reizes Brothers, 1728

37. The Punishment for Sacrilege, 1761

Section III Jewry and the Individual Jew: A. Jewish Self-Government

38. Jewish Autonomy in Babylon, about 1168

39. The Ban of Solomon ben Adret, 1305

40. Sumptuary and Other Police Laws, 1416-1740. I. Forli, Italy, 1418; II. Valladolid, Spain, 1432; III. Cracow, Poland, 1595-1616; IV. Lithuania, 1637; V. Metz, France, 1690-1697; VI. Carpentras, Papal-France, 1740

41. Josel of Rosheim, 1537-1547

42. The Shulhan Aruk, 1564-1565

43. The Council of Four Lands and the LIthuanian Council, about 1582-1764. I. Philanthropy and Justice Among Polish Jews, about 1648; II. Bankruptcy Laws of the Council of Four Lands, 1624; III. Laws of the Lithuanian council Governing Tax Collections and Recourse to Courts, 1623-1632

44. The Constitution of the Jewish Community of Sugenheim Town, 1756

45. The Messiah in Crete, about 431

46. The Medieval Jewish Kingdom of the Chazars, 740-1259. I. The Letter of Rabbi Hasdai, Son of Isaac ibn Shaprut, to the King of the Chazars, about 960; II. The Letter of Joseph the King to Hasdai Son of Isaac ibn Shaprut, about 960

47. Anan and the Rise of Karaism, about 760. I. A Rabbanite Account of the Origin of Karaism, 905(?); II. Abraham ibn Daud's Account of Anan, about 1161; III. A Karaitic Account of Anan, 1757; IV. A Karaitic Attack on Rabbinical Tradition, 960-1000

48. Aaron the Mystic, of Bagdad, about 870

49. Practical Cabala, about 900-1400. I.-IV. The Sword of Moses, Tenth Century; V. The Wisdom of the Chaldeans, Fourteenth Century

50. David Alroy, False Messiah, about 1146-1147

51. David Reubeni and Solomon Molko, 1524-1532

52. Isaac Luria, the Cabalist, 1534-1572. I. A Short Biography of the "Lion," about 1607; II. Abraham Galante's Theft, 1569-1572

53. Shabbethai Zebi, False Messiah, 1666

54. The Rise of the Hasidim, about 1735-1740. I. The Career of the Besht Before He Began His Public Ministry, about 1700-1740; II. Tainted Money; III. Fasting and True Religion

55. An Attack on the Hasidim, 1786

56. The Frankists, 1755-1817. I. Frank and His Ideas, 1755-1759; II. The Latter Days of Frank, 1760-1791

57. Saadia, 882-942

58. Paltiel of Egypt, about 952- about 976

59. Samuel Ha-Nagid, Vizier of Granada, 993-d. After 1056

60. Rashi, about 1100. I. Forced Converts to Christianity During the Days of the First Crusade, 1096-1105; II. Rashi Defends an Unfortunate Woman, before 1105

61. Rashi's Grandson and the Crusaders, 1147

62. Maimonides, 1135-1204. I. Maimonides' Letter to ibn Djabir, about 1191; II. Maimonides' Letter to Samuel ibn Tibbon, 1199

63. Ethical Wills, Twelfth and Fourteenth Centuries. I. A Father's Admonition, of Judah Ibn Tibbon, about 1160-1180; II. Testament of Eleazar of Mayence, about 1357

64. The Oath of Amatus, 1559

65. Joseph Nasi Rebuilds Tiberias, 1564

66. Mordecai Meisel, Financier and Philanthropist, 1528-1601. I. Meisel the Philanthropist, 1592; II. The Confiscation of Meisel's Wealth, 1601

67. An Accident and Its Consequences, about 1600

68. The Memoirs of Glückel of Hamlen, 1646-1719. I. The Dangers of Pawnbroking, about 1645; II. The Thief who Died a Martyr, about 1670

69. Baruch Spinoza, Philosopher, 1632-1677

70. Solomon Maimon in Poland, 1760-1765. I. A Polish Jewish Scholl of the Middle Eighteenth Century; II. The Married Life of Young Maimon; III. Prince Radziwill and his Jews

71. A Jewish Skipper and His Crew, 404

72. Bodo and the Jews, 838-847

73. A Jewish Merchant in Arabia and Thibet, about 913

74. How the Medieval Jew Understood the Bile, 1105

75. Maimonides on Art and Charity, 1180. I. Gifts to the Poor; II. Art and Idolatry

76. The Shylock Legend, 1200-1587. I. The Hard Creditor, about 1200; II. The Christian Shylock, 1587

77. Jewish Education, about 1180-1680. I. A Course of Study, about 1180; II. Books and Schools, about 1200; III. Order of Instruction of the Holy Congregation of the Sephardim, before 1680

78. A Proposed Jewish College, 1564

79. The Woman Who Refused To Remain the Wife of an Innkeeper, 1470

80. Palermo and Alexandria, 1488

81. A Jewish "Beautician," 1508

82. Jewish Books and Their Printers, 1531-1719. I. Gershon Soncino Writes a Title Page, 1531-1532; II. A Printer's Appeal for Customers, 1545; III. An Approbation, Permit of the Rabbis, 1600; IV. The Censorship of Hebrew Books in Italy, 1637; V. The Revelations of a Colophon, 1719

83. Turkish Jewry, 1553-1555

84. Gambling: an Attack and a Defense, 1584

85. Anti-Christian Polemics, before 1594

86.

The Notebook of Asher ben Eliezer Ha-Levi, 1598-1634. I. A Narrow Escape, 1625; II. Defamation in the Hapsburg Lands, 1626-1627; III. Trouble with the Local Officials, 1629

87. Seventeenth Century Memoirs. I. The Troubles of Joseph of Sienna, 1625-1632; II. Boyhood in Moravia, 1663-1681

88. Leon of Modena on Jewish Languages and Money-Lenders, 1616. I. Of Their Language, Pronunciation, Writing, and Preaching; II. Of Their Trading and Usury

89. A Letter of Baruch Reiniger, a butcher, 1619

90. Ten Commandments for the Married Woman, before 1620

91. The Barbers' Build at Cracow, 1639

92. The cossack revolt and the Fall of Nemirov, 1648

93. The Ransom of Captives, 1649-1708. I. The Lithuanian National Jewish Council Authorizes the Ransom of Polish Jewish Captives, 1649; II. The Lithuanian Council Raises Money to Ransom Jewish Captives Held in the Turkish Lands, 1652; III. An Appeal to Ransom an Italian Jewish Prisoner of War, 1708

94. A Gentile Seeks to Force a Jewess into Marriage, before 1690

95. An Attack on Hypocrisy, about 1700

96. Ber of Bolechow and His Times, 1728

Acknowledgments

References to Sources

Index.

Notes:

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